This book was originally published in Arabic in 1993, by Dar El-Shorouk Publishing Company, Cairo, Egypt. It was authored by Mr. Farouk Hashem, Esq. This translation is not a literal word for word translation, but an English presentation of Farida, the Queen of Egypt, a Memoir of Love and Governance, based on the Arabic text.

This English version was prepared by Morad Abou-Sabe, for publication and distribution in the United States, Canada and World Wide.